Radioactive Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- rad : a radiation absorbed dose
- fusion : combining two smaller helium nuclei to get energy
- atomic number : the number of protons in an atom
- isotopes : atoms of the same element with a different number of neutrons
- generator : a device that stores and puts out energy
- fission : splitting a uranium nucleus in to two smaller nuclei
- half life : time it takes for half of the original sample to decay
- daughter : a nucleus formed by the radioactive decay of a different parent
- beta particle : is an electron
- control rods : controls the rate of fission
- turbine : a rotary machine that extracts energy from a fluid flow
- nucleus : the center of an atom containing protons and neutrons
- parent : a radioactive nucleus that decays to another nucleus
- elements : a collection of atoms that all have the same number of protons
- alpha particle : a helium nucleus
- mass number : the sum of the protons and neutrons
- stable : non-radioactive
- spill : the accidental release of radioactive materials
- radioactive isotope : an unstable isotope
